Sorry, but i'm just a Jackass.

[Bells]

This line. In the Thread Title.

Why people do this? That's... i'm not even sure i would call that "Juvenile". I don't refer just to people doing this stuff here in the forum (although people do that stuff here in the forum) i'm referring to it in a general sense.

Like... somehow it's ok to be an asshole as long as you're self-aware...?

"Hey, you're being a prick for no good reason!"
"Yeah, i know, but i AM a prick"
*goes on being a pricking prick*

Like... what? It just sounds like the adult version of "Well, i didn't want it anyway....".

I can see some people being more prone to sarcasm or having a more "acid" personality, and that's ok. But actually and promptly being a jackass? Someone who would confront and cause distress to other for no other reason than "Just Cause I Am"?

...T'hell is up with that?

[Funka Genocide]

My dad was like that.

I fucking hate my dad.

There's no rhyme or reason to it, some people just fall short of acceptable human behavior on a regular basis.

[bluestarultor]

That kind of behavior irks me. For all my own flaws, I never wave them off and leave it at that. There's a difference between being a jackass because you're a jackass and being a jackass because you're a jackass and not caring or trying to apologize for it. It's irresponsible.

[Bard The 5th LW]

Its probably because no one really calls attention to how annoying it is most of the time. Because of that, people continue to do it thinking that no one is bothered by it. It is arguably less annoying than being an ignorant jackass, if by only a small margin.

[BitVyper]

Why people do this?

Sorry, but i'm just a Jackass.

Just sayin. Kinda answered your own question.

[Mike McC]

I prefer "I'm a mother-fuckin' jackass. Deal."

On a more serious note, I dunno. My sense of humor has always been fairly biting and sardonic. Though in person this really isn't an issue, it's fairly obvious I'm joking around by my inflection and body language. it's just I really don't want to go through the effort to translate it for a text only environment. Especially since I feel it dilutes what I'm trying to do.

[Sliths]

I use it for justification of my own insecurities.

I am by nature a rather nervous person in large groups of people. I constantly worry about what others think of me. To function and, sometimes, flourish in such environments, I often adopt the mentality that I can not, under any circumstances, care what other people think of me. Because if I do, then I worry about my own actions--did I just say or do something to offend this person?--and so I placate myself with logic like "Fine, I'm an asshole, so be it" while I continue doing what I'm there to do.

This also translates to internet forums. I don't run around telling everyone I'm some sort of voracious asshole or anything. But if I want to get to the point of something, I would prefer to be honest rather than dance around the subject , and so I operate under the same mentality I do in real life.

This sometimes is cause for offense to other people, which I am often trying to back down from(since offending people isn't the actual intent of my posts on any message board).

[Donomni]

Just sayin. Kinda answered your own question.

More or less. If someone is a dick and says they are a dick and yet continue to do dickish things, it is because they are a dick.

The entire thing is just a dickish thing in and of itself.

[Magic_Marker]

More or less. If someone is a dick and says they are a dick and yet continue to do dickish things, it is because they are a dick.

The entire thing is just a dickish thing in and of itself.

Yeah but they are so close! I know the first step is admitting you have a problem but there are like, eleven other steps to go through.

[CABAL49]

I get called a jackass quite often, but that is because these peons are not entertaining enough. Sure a lot of you consider that immaturity, but I just get bored easily. When I get bored I find ways to entertain myself. The thing is that I never aim to seriously hurt someone, nor do I get mad when someone makes a joke about me.

[Premmy]

I prefer "I'm just a jackass" to
"No, see, this horrible shit I do is totally justified and you're the one with a problem!"

but only by a small margin.

[BitVyper]

I prefer "I'm a mother-fuckin' jackass. Deal."

On a more serious note, I dunno. My sense of humor has always been fairly biting and sardonic. Though in person this really isn't an issue, it's fairly obvious I'm joking around by my inflection and body language. it's just I really don't want to go through the effort to translate it for a text only environment. Especially since I feel it dilutes what I'm trying to do.

Completely failing to do what you're trying to do because you're not willing to make the effort to translate your personal sense of humour into text is better?

[Mike McC]

I don't fail. It usually still amuses me, which is my primary goal. I only fail if I myself don't have fun. If others are amused, it is a benefit, of course. If they are not... oh well. Can't please everyone. Thinking you can is just delusional.

[Geminex]

Let me rephrase that for you.

The only factor that is relevant to me in my social interactions is my own amusement. If I find a certain course of action amusing in the slightest, I will follow it, regardless of how it will affect my peers emotionally. I am entirely without empathy, and completely egocentric. This stance is not reprehensible in the slightest, since you can't please everyone. And making an attempt to please anyone besides my self would be complete and utter lunacy.

That is my, I think fairly neutral, interpretation of your post.
I'm not quite sure if that is, in fact, what you wanted to say.
If it isn't, I'd suggest adding some clarification.
If it is...
Goddammit man.

[Mike McC]

Sigh. People do enjoy reading too deep into things on the internet. Especially if such hyperbole makes someone look bad.

Okay, consider this. Your favorite work of fiction, be it book, show, comic, whatever... it will really only remain enjoyable if the creator enjoys the work, enjoys doing it. If they start doing it for the sake of doing it, for only a sense of obligation, the work as a whole suffers. it becomes an empty practice for them, and thus the work itself starts becoming empty, weak.

Pretty much, my best chance at being amusing is if I amuse myself, I enjoy myself. I'm of the camp that you can't really force being funny, it just has to happen. You either have the knack or you spew forth lame puns and limp jokes. So I don't fret over trying to be funny or amusing. If people find me amusing, great. If they don't, well, chances are I wouldn't be if tried to cater to them anyway. There is no universal joke, no way to please everyone. People will think I'm lame, people will misinterpret what i say, or people will outright not even give me a chance. These are certainties. Everyone is, as they say, a critic. Trying to please everyone all the time, to elimanate those factors, those criticisms, will only lead to frustration, anger. And, well, there's already enough frustrations in my life outside of this computer screen.

There's no point in telling a joke if you don't laugh along with it. There's no use in fretting over if someone doesn't like you. These two statements have helped me get over my shyness, and be more extroverted. Would you believe classmates have complimented me on my sense of humor? I still find it hard to believe myself, actually. And, well, I'd be lying if I said it didn't make me grin when it happens.

[Geminex]

Ok, that suddenly makes you seem like less of a dick and more like a sympathetic person.

And I do what is pretty much the same, I don't consider the potential impacts of a joke or comment I make, but this is less because I'm indifferent to its effect on others, and more because I'm fairly certain that even if my peers don't find it funny, they won't take offense. And even if they do, I'm willing to apologize to those I've offended.

From your previous post, it seems like you're similar, but it was rather difficult to derive that from the post before that.

[BitVyper]

It usually still amuses me, which is my primary goal.

So being a jerk and laughing at your own jokes, basically. Not that I can really claim any moral high ground, seeing as how I randomly troll chat rooms when I'm bored.

[Nique]

I prefer "I'm just a jackass" to
"No, see, this horrible shit I do is totally justified and you're the one with a problem!"

but only by a small margin.

Ugh. THIS.

But the entire 'this is just the way I am' thing is, I guess, little more than a coping mechanism. How do you deal with the fact that no one likes you but you're unwilling to change? Make it everyone else's problem.